Mori Building Co., Ltd.

Concept

Toranomon Hills aims to become a new international hub and global business center where various businesses and global players gather, and disseminate new ideas and values.
The Toranomon area is located in the heart of Tokyo, close to Kasumigaseki, and has a high concentration of embassies and cultural facilities. Toranomon is also where the Company was founded, and we know the potential of this area better than anyone else. That is why Mori Building envisioned the future of "Global Business Center Toranomon Hills" and has developed the necessary functions to realize this vision.

History

Expanding and Evolving as a New International Hub and Global Business Center at Unprecedented Speed

Urban redevelopment in the Toranomon Hills area took off in 2014 with the opening of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, the catalyst for the realization of a new international hub and global business center. Ensuing projects have enabled the area’s expansion and evolution to proceed at the unprecedented speed of nine years, supported by each project receiving official designation by the government as a National Strategic Special Zone.
Completion of the Toranomon Hills Business Tower in 2020 introduced "ARCH," an incubation center for business creation by major corporations, and "Toranomon Yokocho," a dining floor where 26 of the best restaurants in Tokyo have gathered. The offices are now occupied by a wide range of leading domestic and international companies, and "ARCH" has attracted 118 major corporations of representative industry in Japan.
Thereafter, Toranomon Hills Residential Tower was completed in 2022 to offer global players world-class residences for the enjoyment of true urban richness. Mori Building, taking full advantage of its expertise as a longtime leader in the luxury residential market, proudly introduced urban residential living on a level never experienced in Japan, and on an impressive scale totaling 547 units.

Toranomon Hills Station Tower, opened in October 2023, closely integrates the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line's Toranomon Hills Station with the new tower's extensive offices, retail facilities, hotel and interactive communication facility. This pivotal addition to Toranomon Hills enables the area to further expand and evolve as a new international hub and global business center offering easy walking access to diverse urban functions sought by global players.

「Toranomon Hills」History
「Toranomon Hills」History
Small, aging buildings in dense clusters (2008)
Small, aging buildings in dense clusters (2008)
Opening of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower in 2014, the initial catalyst (2015)
Opening of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower in 2014, the initial catalyst (2015)
Urban regeneration spreading into surrounding area (2018)
Urban regeneration spreading into surrounding area (2018)
Newly opened Toranomon Hills Business Tower (2020)
Newly opened Toranomon Hills Business Tower (2020)
Opening of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower(2022)
Opening of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower(2022)
Opening of Toranomon Hills Station Tower (2023)
Opening of Toranomon Hills Station Tower (2023)

Toranomon Hills Serves as Catalyst for Massive Urban Renewal in Surrounding Area

The expansion and evolution of Toranomon Hills has served as a catalyst for urban renewal of unprecedented speed and scale in the area surrounding the complex. Starting with the opening of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower in 2014, Toranomon Hospital was rebuilt and Okura Prestige Tower was completed in 2019. When Toranomon Hills Business Tower opened in 2020, Tokyo Toranomon Global Square and Tokyo World Gate Kamiyacho Trust Tower also opened its doors in the same year.
Furthermore, Toranomon Hills Residential Tower and T-LITE was completed in 2022. The area's overall evolution is expected to accelerate further with the completion of Toranomon Hills Station Tower in 2023.

Project Overview

Compact City with Diverse Urban Functions All within Walking Distance

After the completion of Toranomon Hills Mori Tower (opened in 2014), which is known as Tokyo's new land mark, Toranomon Hills Business Tower completed in 2020, and Toranomon Hills Residential Tower, which is located in the south of Mori Tower, completed in January 2022. On the west side across Sakurada-dori Avenue, Toranomon Hills Station Tower (opened in October 2023), an integrated development with Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line has been completed.
All Toranomon Hills towers structures (except Mori Tower) have been designated as a regional plan in National Strategic Special Zone District, which is expected to transform the Toranomon area with unprecedented speed and stage.
Toranomon Hills encompasses 7.5ha and offers total floor space of about 800,000m². The area will be mixed‐use super‐highrise buildings with approx. 300,000m² office space, approx. 730 residential units, approx. 24,000m² retail space with 170 stores, approx. 370 hotel rooms, and an interactive communication facility.

Toranomon Hills
Toranomon Hills

Diverse Urban Functions All within Walking Distance

Toranomon hills provide diverse city functions such as international-standard offices, residences, hotels, commercial facilities, greenery and transportation infrastructure, all within walking distance as a new international urban hub and global business center with an impact comparable to that of Mori Building's epoch-making Roppongi Hills.
By creating new businesses and innovations one after another from Toranomon Hills, we will further strengthen the magnetism of the international city of Tokyo.

Diverse urban functions of Toranomon Hills
Diverse urban functions of Toranomon Hills
Offices Offices
Toranomon Hills supplies some 300,000m² of office space, the core of the global business center. The total amount of office workers is about 30,000. The standard office space measuring over 3,000m² flexibly responds to diverse needs and new workstyles, supporting the growth of tenant companies.
Incubation Center Incubation Center
To make the most of the potential of the area which is in the heart of the main business areas and close to Kasumigaseki, two innovation base was launched in Toranomon Hills. ARCH, membership-style incubation center that helps approx. 120 large companies implement internal business reforms and new business creation as well as CIC Tokyo, that has the world’s largest startup community and is home to 250 domestic/foreign, large/small companies and local government aiming to create business, will be an innovation base.
Residences Residences
Toranomon Hills offers approx. 730 world-class residences, and in Residential Tower, there is a Michelin three-star restaurant and an international preschool located conveniently in the same building as the residences.
Retail Facilities Retail Facilities
Toranomon Hills offers 26,000m² retail facilities including 170 stores, carefully chosen to meet the clothing, housing, dining, etc. needs of global players, including the "Toranomon Yokocho," featuring a rich variety of famous restaurants, creating new streams of visitors to the Toranomon area.
Interactive Communication Facility Interactive Communication Facility
This highly multifunctional complex combines halls, galleries, restaurants and other facilities fully capable of accommodating business events and other value-creating activities aimed at sharing creativity with the world, unlike any other facility of its kind.
Conference Facility Conference Facility
Toranomon Hills Forum, one of the largest conference facilities in the Shimbashi and Toranomon areas is equipped to handle some 2,000 people in three halls.
Hotels Hotels
Two world-class hotels at Toranomon Hills, which are Andaz Tokyo and Hotel Toranomon Hills, are fully prepared to accommodate diverse global guests with 370 rooms in total.
Station Plaza Station Plaza
"Station Atrium" is a station plaza, developed through the integrated development of the area and Toranomon Hills station. The three-story atrium-style vaulted constructure is made of cooperation between city function and transportation functions.
Bus Terminal Bus Terminal
A bus terminal measuring some 1,000m² serves as a key departure/arrival point for airport limousine buses and the Bus Rapid Transit service to/from Tokyo's waterfront.
Pedestrian Deck Pedestrian Deck
Nicknamed "T-Deck," the pedestrian deck above Sakurada-dori Avenue, measures a spacious 20 meters in width. It serves as the main route for cross-district east-west pedestrian traffic.
Public Art Public Art
Many public art pieces can be seen inside and near each Tower of Toranomon Hills.
Open Space with Lush Greenery Open Space with Lush Greenery
Some 21,000m² of rich green space was created in the entire Toranomon Hills, including Oval Square situated on the top of an artificial platform that spans a multilevel road system.

Strengthened Transportation-node Functions of the Gateway Connecting Central Tokyo with the World

Mori Tower integrating with Loop Road No.2
Mori Tower integrating with Loop Road No.2

Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, completed in 2014 was made possible by designing a multilevel road system that allowed innovative structures to be built above these roads, including by integrating Loop Road No.2 and the skyscraper as an urban redevelopment project. Loop Road No.2, realized after 68 years and fully opened in December 2022, greatly improved vehicular flow between central Tokyo and Haneda Airport.
The first floor of the Toranomon Hills Business Tower encompasses a large (some 1,000m²) bus terminal directly accessible to/from Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Toranomon Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line. The terminal is served by convenient airport limousine buses and the Tokyo Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) connecting central Tokyo and the waterfront area. Toranomon Hills Station Tower, closely integrated with Toranomon Hills Station on the Hibiya Line, is Tokyo Metro's first new station in 56 years. It features a lively open station plaza and a pedestrian deck above Sakurada-dori Avenue (National Route 1), measuring spacious 20 meters in width, which connects to Mori Tower's Oval Square.
By strengthening and expanding a multi-layered transportation network on the ground, underground and the deck level, the transportation node functions of Toranomon Hills as a new gateway connecting central Tokyo with the world will be greatly enhanced.

Access to Haneda airport from Toranomon Hills
Access to Haneda airport from Toranomon Hills
Pedestrian deck
Pedestrian deck
A Large Scale (some 1,000m²) bus terminal
A Large Scale (some 1,000m²) bus terminal
Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line
Toranomon Hills Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line

Development along Shintora-dori Avenue

Shintora-dori Avenue, Tokyo's new iconic street, was developed at the same time as Toranomon Hills Mori Tower. The SHINTORA-DORI CORE complex, which was completed in 2017 on the Shintora-dori Avenue, was the first major project in a master plan calling for integration of the area's city blocks and redevelopment along the new iconic street. The complex encompasses rental floor space of 10,000m². It offers high-spec office, a 600m² incubation office on the third floor, restaurants and shops, and an open café/event space directly facing Shintora-dori Avenue. SHINTORA-DORI CORE helps to catalyze development along the avenue by gathering diverse people and new ideas, and also to serve as a hub for bold area-management initiatives in the surrounding Shimbashi/Toranomon area.

Initiatives for Safety, Environment and Culture

New Green Network Connected to Atagoyama

Toranomon Hills Mori Tower, completed in 2014, created some 6,000㎡ open spaces, including abundant greenery in its Oval Square rooftop garden and Step Garden terrace. The tower is also imbued with vegetation and flowing streams to help sustain biodiversity. The addition of so much greenery enabled the tower to acquire a top AAA ranking from the Japan Habitat Evaluation and Certification Program (JHEP) operated by the Ecosystem Conservation Society-Japan. Moreover, the building's green spaces are preferred spots for yoga and other community activities enjoyed by office workers and residents.
Furthermore, Toranomon Hills Business Tower’s completion in 2020 created lush Saio Park measuring some 1,200m², and Toranomon Hills Residential Tower, completed in 2022, connected greenery in the lower layers of their mutual exteriors. The result was a contiguous greenway linked to adjacent Atagoyama Mountain and Atago Green Hills, forming a new green network spanning an extended area.

New Green Network
Bird watching at Toranomon Hills
Bird watching at Toranomon Hills
Exterior of Toranomon Hills Business Toward Saio Park
Exterior of Toranomon Hills Business Toward Saio Park
Exterior of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower
Exterior of Toranomon Hills Residential Tower

Minimizing the Entire Area's Environmental Impact

Mori Building strives to realize eco-efficient urban developments by deploying highly efficient systems in compact cities that concentrate urban functions in high-rise structures, and using regional energy network throughout the entire community. The company's comprehensive, high-quality management methods include the goal of achieving urban decarbonization based on thorough energy-saving operations and the introduction of renewable energy, plus energy-security measures for times of disaster.
In Toranomon Hills, a high-efficiency energy center run by Toranomon Energy Network has been established to implement regional energy supply to the entire community. The first plant opened in the basement of Toranomon Hills Business Tower in 2020 followed by a second plant in the basement of Toranomon Hills Station Tower in 2023.
By integrating mixed-use buildings with different usage tendencies, such as offices, residences and hotels in the area, energy can be leveled and appropriately controlled for improved energy efficiency. In addition, the energy center is equipped with an AI-supported integrated Energy Management System (EMS) to forecast energy demands based on weather forecasts and past trends, which is expected to realize increasingly efficient energy use through optimization of in-house power-generation and heat-production systems.
Furthermore, in the event of a disaster, the system is designed to ensure supply capacity close to that of normal operations, allowing tenants to sustain their businesses as well as enabling to support disaster victims and stranded people.

Toranomon Hills Energy Network
Toranomon Hills Energy Network

Multiple Global Environmental Certifications Received

Toranomon Hills area received preliminary Platinum certification, the highest rank in the LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) program's ND (Neighborhood Development) category. The project was favorably assessed for its integration of public transportation including anew subway station, high-level energy efficiency, and Mori Building's emphasis on urban development in partnership with local landowners.

Building Name Certification/Rank Year
Toranomon Hills (the entire area) Certification: LEED-ND (District)
Rank: Platinum rating (Pre-certified)
2021
Mori Tower Certification: CASBEE for Real Estate
Rank: S
2018
Mori Tower Certification: Top-Level Facilities, Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance on Environmental Preservation
Rank: top-level
2019
Business Tower Certification: CASBEE for Buildings (New construction)
Rank: S
2017
Business Tower (Offices) Certification: BELS
Rank: ☆☆☆☆☆
2017
Station Tower (Offices/Retail Facilities) Certification: LEED-CS (Buildings)
Rank: Platinum rating (Pre-certified)
2022
Station Tower (Offices/Retail Facilities) Certification: WELL
Rank: Pre-certified (Expected to earn top Platinum certification)
2022

Accommodation for People Stranded by Disaster

As accommodation measures when people have difficulty returning home in a disaster, the entire Toranomon Hills will be able to provide temporary accommodation for some 3,600 people in Mori Tower and 1,000 in Business Tower, as well as 950 for stay facilities in Station Tower respectively, making it possible to provide accommodation for 5,600 people stranded by a disaster.
The system also includes a stockpile warehouse of emergency provisions for three days, emergency water wells, and emergency electricity generation, making Toranomon Hills an important center for disaster preparedness.

Toranomon Hills' accommodation system for accepting stranded pepole
Toranomon Hills' accommodation system for accepting stranded pepole

Data Sheet

Location 1~3-chome, Toranomon, and Atago 1-chome Minato-ku, Tokyo
Site Area Approx. 7.5ha
Total Floor Area Approx. 792,000m²
Office Space Approx. 305,000m²
Residential Units Approx. 730 units
Retail Space Approx. 26,000m²
Shops Approx. 170 shops
Hotel Units Approx. 370 units
Conference area Approx. 13,300m²
Green Space Approx. 21,000m²